Coca-Cola was invented by American pharmacist john pemberton. He hopes to create a medicinal mixed drink, which can refresh, relieve fatigue and treat headaches.
Pemberton's "Cococola" was originally gasoline-free. It was mixed with cold water. It was only because of an accidental accident that it became a carbonated drink. 1On the afternoon of May 8, 886, an alcoholic stumbled to the pharmacy in pemberton. "A cup of medicine for headache and brain fever.
"The clerk should have gone to the faucet to pour water, but the faucet was more than two meters away from him. He was too lazy to walk around, so he grabbed the soda water nearby and mixed it with Coca-Cola. As a result, drunks like it very much. He drank one cup after another and kept saying, "delicious!" Delicious!
"Alcoholics also advertise the miraculous effect of this non-alcoholic drink everywhere. Four years before john pemberton died, they sold the copyright of this invention. Forty years later, people all over the world knew about Coca-Cola. A carbonated soft drink, containing cola nut extract and other condiments, originally originated in the United States and has spread all over the world.
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At present, there are 65.438+07 billion consumers drinking Coca-Cola products every day in the world, and about 654.38+09,400 bottles of beverages are sold every second. 2065.438+06,654.38+00, Coca-Cola ranked third in the world's most valuable brand 654.38+000 in 2065.438+06? ;
Coca-Cola provides more than 15 brands and more than 50 kinds of beverages to consumers in China, and the daily consumption of its series products in China reaches1500,000 cups. Since 1979 returned to the China market, Coca-Cola has invested more than 9 billion US dollars by the end of 20 14, and currently has 43 factories in China with about 45,000 system employees. Coca-Cola and its bottling plant have long spared no effort to support education and public welfare undertakings, promote environmental protection and help the development of local communities in China, with a total donation of more than 270 million yuan.
Besides, Coca-Cola is the only enterprise that fully sponsors the Special Olympics, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, World Expo, Universiade and Youth Olympic Games held in China.
On August 365438, 2065438, Coca-Cola announced that it would acquire Costa Coffee for 3.9 billion pounds (5 1 billion dollars), and the transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 20 19.
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Coca-cola Baidu encyclopedia